Tragedy in Newtown: The World Mourns

December 21, 2012 2:10 PM

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Holding photos of shooting victims from the December 14 tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn., participants in a memorial walk circle the track at the Wabash County YMCA for 27 minutes Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Wabash, Ind. less

Holding photos of shooting victims from the December 14 tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn., participants in a memorial walk circle the track at the Wabash County YMCA for 27 minutes ... more

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 21: A card written by a student at St. Rose of Lima School reads, ''Im Sorry 4 What Happened'' on a card to be sent to the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on December 21, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Across the country people marked the one week point since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that killed 26 people. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) less

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 21: A card written by a student at St. Rose of Lima School reads, ''Im Sorry 4 What Happened'' on a card to be sent to the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on ... more

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People participate in a remembrance ceremony for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.

People participate in a remembrance ceremony for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.

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Casper residents hold candles Friday evening, Dec. 21, 2012 during a vigil for the 27 victims of the Newtown, Conn. shootings at Conwell Park in Casper, Wyo. Organizers gathered people together on the longest night of the year to symbolize an emergence from the darkness of the violence. The vigil was one of several local observances for the Newtown victims that took place Friday. less

Casper residents hold candles Friday evening, Dec. 21, 2012 during a vigil for the 27 victims of the Newtown, Conn. shootings at Conwell Park in Casper, Wyo. Organizers gathered people together on the longest ... more

Mourners release lanterns during the community memorial vigil at Ben Lomond High School in Ogden for Emilie Parker, one of the children murdered during the recent school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Ben Brewer) less

Mourners release lanterns during the community memorial vigil at Ben Lomond High School in Ogden for Emilie Parker, one of the children murdered during the recent school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, ... more

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 21: Elissa Irwanto prays during a service, at St. Rose of Lima School, for the victims of the school shooting one week ago in Newtown, Connecticut on December 21, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Across the country people marked the one week point since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that killed 26 people. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) less

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 21: Elissa Irwanto prays during a service, at St. Rose of Lima School, for the victims of the school shooting one week ago in Newtown, Connecticut on December 21, 2012 in Miami, Florida. ... more

Larissa Vitoria, 7, who lives across the street from the Tasso da Silveira school where 12 children were killed by a gunman in April 2011, holds a cross made of pencils during a demonstration to protest violence in schools in the Realengo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Family members and neighbors of the victims held the protest in light of the recent school shooting in Newtown, Conn. A Brazilian flag hangs behind her. less

Larissa Vitoria, 7, who lives across the street from the Tasso da Silveira school where 12 children were killed by a gunman in April 2011, holds a cross made of pencils during a demonstration to protest ... more

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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 29: In this handout from the White House, President Barack Obama (C) pauses during a meeting with (L-R) Director of Communications Dan Pfeiffer, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Chief of Staff Jack Lew, and Pete Rouse, Counselor to the President, to observe a moment of silence in the Oval Office December 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. The President observed a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m in remembrance of the 20 children and six adults killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut one week ago. less

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 29: In this handout from the White House, President Barack Obama (C) pauses during a meeting with (L-R) Director of Communications Dan Pfeiffer, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Chief of ... more

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Lexi Blakely, a first grader in Alisha Hill's class at Southridge Elementary School in Casper, Wyo., colors a paper heart on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. All the students at the school made hearts to send to the children of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Casper Star-Tribune, Alan Rogers) less

Lexi Blakely, a first grader in Alisha Hill's class at Southridge Elementary School in Casper, Wyo., colors a paper heart on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. All the students at the school made hearts to send to the ... more

First graders look up into the sky after releasing 26 balloons into the sky in memory of those who were killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school at Devers Elementary School in York, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 in York, Pa. less

First graders look up into the sky after releasing 26 balloons into the sky in memory of those who were killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school at Devers Elementary School in York, Friday, Dec. ... more

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People participate in a remembrance ceremony for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.

People participate in a remembrance ceremony for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.

Photo: Rebecca S. Gratz, Associated Press

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Kerin Sovern, center, who is from Sandy Hook, Connecticut, but now lives in San Diego, attends a candlelight vigil honoring victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut at Balboa Park Thursday Dec. 20, 2012 with her parents Maureen and Michael Sovern who are visiting her from Sandy Hook. (AP Photo/U-T San Diego, Bill Wechter less

Kerin Sovern, center, who is from Sandy Hook, Connecticut, but now lives in San Diego, attends a candlelight vigil honoring victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut at Balboa Park Thursday ... more

Notes from Heritage High School in Leesburg, Va. are placed at a memorial to the Newtown shooting victims in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. The funerals for the victims of the school shooting are wrapping up after a wrenching week of farewells. Twenty children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14. Adam Lanza, the lone gunman, killed his mother before going on the rampage and then committed suicide. less

Notes from Heritage High School in Leesburg, Va. are placed at a memorial to the Newtown shooting victims in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. The funerals for the victims of ... more

Photo: Seth Wenig, (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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US Ambassador in Germany, Philip D. Murphy, writes in a condolence book in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, for the death of the children and teachers of the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown.

US Ambassador in Germany, Philip D. Murphy, writes in a condolence book in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, for the death of the children and teachers of the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown.

Episcopal Church Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington, direct a prayer with other religious leaders to remember the lives lost in Newtown, Conn., at Washington National Cathedral on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Interfaith religious leaders brought together by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and Washington National Cathedral, to honor the lives of those lost in Newtown, Conn., by insisting that Congress and the President continue to act swiftly to end the national epidemic of gun violence. less

Episcopal Church Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington, direct a prayer with other religious leaders to remember the lives lost in Newtown, Conn., at Washington National Cathedral on Friday, Dec. 21, ... more

BRIDGEPORT, CT - DECEMBER 22: Members of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers wear jerseys emblazoned with the names of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims Jesse Lewis, Jack Pinto and James Mattioli during a moment of silence before a game against the Adirondack Phantoms during an American Hockey League game at Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard on December 22, 2012 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. less

BRIDGEPORT, CT - DECEMBER 22: Members of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers wear jerseys emblazoned with the names of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims Jesse Lewis, Jack Pinto and James Mattioli during a ... more

Detroit Lions middle linebacker Stephen Tulloch (55) and his teammates bow their heads in a moment of silence for Sandy Hook Elementary school before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons at Ford Field in Detroit, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. less

Detroit Lions middle linebacker Stephen Tulloch (55) and his teammates bow their heads in a moment of silence for Sandy Hook Elementary school before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons at Ford ... more

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 21: A child holds rosary beads as she prays during a service at St. Rose of Lima School, for the victims of the school shooting one week ago in Newtown, Connecticut on December 21, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Across the country people marked the one week point since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that killed 26 people. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) less

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 21: A child holds rosary beads as she prays during a service at St. Rose of Lima School, for the victims of the school shooting one week ago in Newtown, Connecticut on December 21, 2012 in ... more

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 21: Nicolette Schurhoff prays during a service, at St. Rose of Lima School, for the victims of the school shooting one week ago in Newtown, Connecticut on December 21, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Across the country people marked the one week point since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that killed 26 people. less

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 21: Nicolette Schurhoff prays during a service, at St. Rose of Lima School, for the victims of the school shooting one week ago in Newtown, Connecticut on December 21, 2012 in Miami, ... more

Second grade students Suhailah Elgewili, left and Farhana Hassan, center observe a moment of silence Friday morning, Dec 21, 2012, at the Annur Islamic School in Colonie, N.Y. in memory of the 20 children and six teachers who perished at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. one week ago. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less

Second grade students Suhailah Elgewili, left and Farhana Hassan, center observe a moment of silence Friday morning, Dec 21, 2012, at the Annur Islamic School in Colonie, N.Y. in memory of the 20 children and ... more

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Fourth grader Husna Majid, who lost her father to a terrorist attack in Afghanistan on June 12, observes a moment of silence Friday Dec. 21, 2012, at the Annur Islamic School in Colonie, N.Y. in memory of the 20 children and six teachers who were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. one week ago. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less

Fourth grader Husna Majid, who lost her father to a terrorist attack in Afghanistan on June 12, observes a moment of silence Friday Dec. 21, 2012, at the Annur Islamic School in Colonie, N.Y. in memory of the ... more

Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN

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